Founder
Founder is an Age of Empires III technology available to Aztecs from the Exploration Age, researched at Community Plaza. It Aztec War Chief aura triples XP kill bounty.
Research profile
- Civilization
- Aztecs
- Research location
- Community Plaza
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Food cost
- 100
- Wood cost
- 100
- Coin cost
- 100
- Effect
- Aztec War Chief aura triples XP kill bounty
Effect & research conditions
Available to Aztecs from the Exploration Age. Research it at Community Plaza. Effect: Aztec War Chief aura triples XP kill bounty. Research costs 100 food, 100 wood, 100 coin. Research takes 10 seconds.
Research condition
Available to Aztecs from the Exploration Age. Research it at Community Plaza.
When to research
Choose Founder while the named economic source is active: Aztec War Chief aura triples XP kill bounty. Its value depends on workers, buildings or deliveries actually using that system, so compare the research investment with immediate production and switch plans if the source is exhausted or unsafe. Use the Community Plaza for research. Research takes 10 seconds and costs 100 food, 100 wood, 100 coin.
Aztec War Chief experience aura
Founder is an Aztec Big Button technology researched at the Community Plaza in the Exploration Age. It costs 100 Food, 100 Wood, and 100 Coin. Its effect raises the War Chief’s nearby-unit experience bounty aura to triple the normal kill bounty. Interpret the actual effect as three times the base bounty; the older short description can be read as a further doubling, but that would misstate the resulting multiplier. Founder does not directly increase the War Chief’s attack or hit points.
Choosing when to research it
The bonus pays back through repeated combat, so it is most useful when the Aztec War Chief and nearby units will remain active and defeat enemy forces. Researching it before a period of scouting or fighting can accelerate Home City shipment progress; researching it just before a long peaceful expansion may delay more immediate economic or military needs. The technology’s value depends on the number of kills earned while the aura is relevant, not simply on reaching the Exploration Age. Keep the War Chief near the force that is doing the fighting so the aura supports the units earning the bounty.